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Camp Opposite Fredericksburg Va. March 15th/63

Dear Brother

Perhaps you are looking for me home yet And perhaps You have Seen my Lieut. and heard that i have not shaken from my Shoes the dust of the Sacred soil yet for the time. In either case i have taken my pen to inform you that i still linger on the banks of the Rappahanock and likely to Stay We [are?] in [Agony?] The Regt is out in a few days And here we Are Out under arms every hour or So. And expecting every moment to hear the Melodious sound of passing Shell. And imageining we see Arms heads and legs flying around pro- misciously, very nice sensation i assure you And these two year men know how to appreciate it! But it dont trouble us poor unfortuneate three year hams a bit. We know we have got to take it next Summer And it might as well come now As then. I was onGuard last night at the river batteries And about 10 OClock the picket was Alarmed by Some men trying to Cross oppisite Falmouth Our men Chalenged But getting no Answer fired We distinctly heard an exclamation of pain and supposed they were hit. Nothing else transpired during the night. I hope you will see my Leiut. he will be at Mr. Mosscross a great deal. He is a bully little fellow And a good friend to me he is working hard for me when here And from what the Col. told me the other day i think he has gained his point. I went up to Speak about my furlough and he Said that there was two of my Company had made applications at the same time i did and that their buisiness was more urgent than mine. He said that as i was to get an appointment in the Regt after the two [Deans?] Men were mustered out I could afford to wait a few days, of Course i had to knock under.

The latest rumor we have at present the Col. Brought from Washington They say there that 10 two year Regt. are to be ordered to New York to enforce the draft And as a matter of Course we will be one of them But i can hardly See it in that light.

Has Adelia Came back from the Country yet. I should have been very glad to have gone up there to See her And your Farther And Mother.

I want you to go and see Fred and ask him what the Thunder he means by not writing to me here i have wrote to him several times But not a word from Mr. Brooks, I may have directed wrong as i lost his address I wrote to Tom Beatty yesterday and i gave him a note for fred

You must write soon and send me Uncle Alfreds Address as i wish to write to him

My respects to all enquiring friends And i am

Yours Truly

Andrew J Weeks